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What are the objectives of Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act in India?

Posted On February 29, 2016 by &filed under .

What are the objectives of Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act in India?

The objectives of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act are following –

To stimulate investments for research and development both in the public and the private sectors for the developments of new plant varieties by ensuring appropriate returns on such investments.

To facilitate the growth of the seed industry in the country through domestic and foreign investment which will ensure the availability of high quality seeds and planting material to Indian farmers.

To recognize the role of farmers as cultivators and conservers and the contribution of traditional, rural and tribal communities to the country’s agro biodiversity by rewarding them for their contribution through benefit sharing and protecting the traditional right of the farmers.

More importantly this act provides safeguards to farmers by giving farmers’ rights while providing for an effective system of protection of plant breeders’ rights. The Act seeks to safeguard researchers’ rights as well. It also contains provisions for safeguarding the larger public interest.

The farmer’s rights include his traditional rights to save, use, share or sell his farm produce of a variety protected under this Act provided the sale is not for the purpose of reproduction under a commercial marketing arrangement.

Intellectual Property is the Property, which has been created by exercise of Intellectual Faculty. It is the result of persons Intellectual Activities. Thus Intellectual Property refers to creation of mind such as inventions, designs for industrial articles, literary, artistic work, symbols which are ultimately used in commerce. Intellectual Property rights allow the creators or owners to have the benefits from their works when these are exploited commercially. These rights are statutory rights governed in accordance with the provisions of corresponding legislations. Intellectual Property rights reward creativity & human endeavor which fuel the progress of humankind. The intellectual property is classified into these categories i.e . (1) Patent (2) Industrial Design (3) Trade Marks (4) Copyright (5) Geographical Indications (6) Lay out designs of integrated circuits (7) Protection of undisclosed information/Trade Secret according to TRIPs agreements, (8) Plant Variety